Write a feature that investigates Mark Dixon’s year as Boston’s secret lead singer by juxtaposing Dixon’s firsthand recollections, Scholz’s statements, and CBS’s corporate stance to reveal how secrecy, contracts, and identity shaped the project. Show how a voice that could replicate Brad Delp’s sound both saved and endangered the band’s brand, and explore the ethical tensions of a “sound-alike” arrangement in a high-stakes 1980s industry. Include a concise timeline (audition, studio work, hush agreement, dismissal) and end with a reflective question about transparency versus viability in long-running bands. Consider a brief sidebar that contrasts Dixon’s personal arc with the band’s broader legal and creative battles during Third Stage’s delay.